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and the new jersey governor chris christie ordered all of atlantic city's casinos to shut down. he did that, it's only the fourth time officials have closed those casinos since the city legalized gambling more than three decades ago. storm chaser dennis sherrod joins us now. is he live in atlantic city. i'm hearing the water is still rising, dennis. >> that it is, shepard. i'm at bali's casino now. and i don't know -- i don't know if you see it but the water is quickly rising here. it's, in fact, the evacuation routes, everything are cut of off now. power is beginning to go off throughout the city. west of here, south of here. and i'm pretty much isolated in one little small spot now which i will probably be in the parking deck shortly. that will be my only dry spot that i will have available. >> shepard: what's your plan? does it look like others have evacuated or that some have stayed behind or what's the scene there? >> i have seen absolutely zero other of the regular cars here. the police are out. the fire department is out. the city workers are out. but, otherwise, i have s
and the new jersey governor chris christie ordered all of atlantic city's casinos to shut down. he did that, it's only the fourth time officials have closed those casinos since the city legalized gambling more than three decades ago. storm chaser dennis sherrod joins us now. is he live in atlantic city. i'm hearing the water is still rising, dennis. >> that it is, shepard. i'm at bali's casino now. and i don't know -- i don't know if you see it but the water is quickly rising here. it's,...
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. >> reporter: until things return to normal, governor chris christie has signed an executive order, rationing gas for passenger vehicles in 12 counties. >> we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter: here's how it works. starting at noon, owners of cars with license plates ending in an even number, can only purchase gas on even number days. owners with plates ending in odd numbers on odd number days. two-thirds of the gas stations in the new york metro area are out of fuel. and more than half the stations in new jersey and long island are shut down. some have no power. others, sold out. completely drained. and for some, like joanne hughes, the wait for the pumps isn't just a long line, but a lifeline. with her father undergoing an emergency bypass 40 miles away, the only thing keeping this daughter from her father is a lack of fuel. >> it takes me about two hours to get gas. i hope i make it. >> reporter: you've been in the line for 40 minutes now. >> already. i don't know -- i have no idea how long it's going to be. >> reporter: a question that everyone's hoping will be answere
. >> reporter: until things return to normal, governor chris christie has signed an executive order, rationing gas for passenger vehicles in 12 counties. >> we're on top of the gas situation. >> reporter: here's how it works. starting at noon, owners of cars with license plates ending in an even number, can only purchase gas on even number days. owners with plates ending in odd numbers on odd number days. two-thirds of the gas stations in the new york metro area are out of...
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new jersey governor chris christie has stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor, michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk but also the first responders who will have to assist you in the emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up, laying sand bags, and gathering last-minute emergency supplies. >> we lucked out with irene and now i don't know. this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over. time to stay inside and hunker down. >> reporter: and an emergency official here in cape may, new jersey, said, quote, this is the worst case scenario. they are predicting recording flooding. the tide could rise up to 8 feet and power outages that could last up to two weeks. we're hearing about the power outage in cape may. i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >>> thank you so much for that report. we appreciate it. >>> just ahead, more on hurri
new jersey governor chris christie has stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor, michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk but also the first responders who will have to assist you in the emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up,...
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here's what governor chris christie said earlier today. >> this is not a time to be a showoff. this is not a time to be stupid. this is putting first responders in significant, significant danger. and it is not fair to their families for you to be putting them in that danger because you decided that you wanted to be hardheaded. >> and, again, at this hour, sandy is still a massive storm. walloping the eastern seaboard. it did make landfall along the jersey east. joining me by phone, adam grossman of the new jersey office of emergency management. adam, what can you tell us at this hour? what's the situation? where are you most concerned? >> our concerns are statewide. we are going to continue to monitor as the night moves along and get into the morning hours, like the governor stated we're not going to put our first responders in harm's way. the state office of emergency management is just continuing to monitor the storm and the flooding situation. >> we had heard about an unknown number of people who were stranded in atlantic city and elsewhere. do you have any good numbers? do
here's what governor chris christie said earlier today. >> this is not a time to be a showoff. this is not a time to be stupid. this is putting first responders in significant, significant danger. and it is not fair to their families for you to be putting them in that danger because you decided that you wanted to be hardheaded. >> and, again, at this hour, sandy is still a massive storm. walloping the eastern seaboard. it did make landfall along the jersey east. joining me by phone,...
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. >> that's new jersey governor chris christie. he's not messing around with his message. his state is right in the path of this storm. newark's liberty airport is basically shut down. hundreds of flights have been canceled because of this storm. our rob marciano is keeping an eye on things in asbury park, new jersey. rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise choice, especially for those living along the immediately shoreline. here in asbury park and up and down the northern coastline of new jersey, they have certainly heeded his warning. here's a look at the surf that continues to pour in. the tide is actually receding now. but i've o
. >> that's new jersey governor chris christie. he's not messing around with his message. his state is right in the path of this storm. newark's liberty airport is basically shut down. hundreds of flights have been canceled because of this storm. our rob marciano is keeping an eye on things in asbury park, new jersey. rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are...
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chris christie said don't try to be a hero tomorrow. if you haven't gotten out, you need to get out within the next five to six hours. they're not messing around. >> exactly. a lot of people are heeding the warnings we've talked to today. they are getting out of these mandatory evacuated areas. you know what? they believe this could be the real deal, an appetizer, a taste of it today at least in the seabright area, a little north of where we are today, it was high tide earlier this morning and they saw one of their rivers come up over its banks and they saw the flooding potential that could happen there, and that's before the main course happens tomorrow when hurricane sandy is expected to come ashore when there's expected to be that storm surge of 4 to 8 feet of a flood coming over right around where we're standing, below where we're standing. we are seeing a lot of people heed the warnings. we also saw a lot of people boarding up their businesses, especially in seabright, putting up sandbags. i spoke with one store owner who has only
chris christie said don't try to be a hero tomorrow. if you haven't gotten out, you need to get out within the next five to six hours. they're not messing around. >> exactly. a lot of people are heeding the warnings we've talked to today. they are getting out of these mandatory evacuated areas. you know what? they believe this could be the real deal, an appetizer, a taste of it today at least in the seabright area, a little north of where we are today, it was high tide earlier this...
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the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind is moving on shore, and it's piling water into long island sound, and it's going to pile water into new york harbor, and we are going to get a segment storm surge there. we're going to get breaching of the barrier islands from about sea side down to sea bright. this is going to be a big deal as the water overwashes those bare dwrerier islands back into toms river as the water surges up into new jersey. we are going to get wind and waves and even some of the waefrz here along the patio mac that may be splashing high enough and push up the patomac high enough to push flooding ther
the casinos are closed there as of noon by the order of the g chris christie. the city's convention center is now a shelter to storm refugees. a lot of folks who are taking shelter there. i want to bring our chad myers back because i understand we've got a microphone that is working, and you've got a lot of really important details. chad. >> i put a brand new battery in it, i expect them to last. i don't know what happened to that. anyway, here's the center of circulation. all this wind...
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this morning on "morning joe" new jersey governor chris christie made some very, very dire assessments to what he expects the damage will be in atlantic city and on the jersey shore. take a listen. >> i think what we'll find, unfortunately, when we get to the jersey shore today is total devastation. and that's the real concern. because not only is it people's homes and private property but also you have the tourism industry in new jersey which is one of our biggest industries. we're going to have to work hard to make sure we're ready for next summer at the jersey shore. >> reporter: now, of course, the casino industry the biggest industry in atlantic city. those 12 flagship casinos have been closed throughout the week. they cost about $50 million in lost revenue during irene and the expectation was that because the season was a little bit softer, maybe it wouldn't be as bad. now it's clear that even though as christie called it the damage is incalculable right now it will be much steeper than irene. hopefully we'll get more from christie later. a few other buzz words, search and rescue
this morning on "morning joe" new jersey governor chris christie made some very, very dire assessments to what he expects the damage will be in atlantic city and on the jersey shore. take a listen. >> i think what we'll find, unfortunately, when we get to the jersey shore today is total devastation. and that's the real concern. because not only is it people's homes and private property but also you have the tourism industry in new jersey which is one of our biggest industries....
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this is not a time to be a show-off. >> chris christie this afternoon. i want to go straight to new jersey to maggie lee. she's in asbury park for us, on this mandatory evacuation list. i can see the rain, see that that wind there, maggie. tell me where you are and how bad it is from what you can tell. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. we are on the boardwalk just the shadows of the historic convention center here in asbury park. if we could swing around, this is exactly what governor christie is concerned about. we have a family out here who came to the boardwalk to check it out despite the fact there are police riding up and down, trying to tell people to get to safety. the conditions are definitely worsening from this afternoon. that is not a good position to have your family in right there. we've got horizontal rain, hail coming. the only thing i will say that in terms of tide that a high tide this morning, most of the beach covered. if we could swing around out here, we are starting to see that come back up. you can just see a little bit of the bea
this is not a time to be a show-off. >> chris christie this afternoon. i want to go straight to new jersey to maggie lee. she's in asbury park for us, on this mandatory evacuation list. i can see the rain, see that that wind there, maggie. tell me where you are and how bad it is from what you can tell. >> reporter: that's right, brooke. we are on the boardwalk just the shadows of the historic convention center here in asbury park. if we could swing around, this is exactly what...
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chris christie wanted mandatory evacuations. in the mayor's press conference early last evening chris christie said that the governor gave people comfort to stay. governor christie wanted mandatory evacuations. some ended up in a hotel, makeshift shelters. i stayed in the sheridan. they were able to get here and commiserate with each other, there were dogs and kids and families in hallways as they were trying to make the best of the new normal here in atlantic city. we're waiting to see what going to look like as day breaks. back to that flooding. when it was at its worse, high tide, storm surge, there were reports that 70% to 80% of atlantic city was under water to some degree. back to you. zblf we're told here, mike, that the cars behind me on the street, this is east houston street, the cars behind me are submerge as you head down toward the fdr drive that runs up the east side of new york city. obviously because of the light, we can't really see it. as soon as we get light, we'll have a chance to get down there further and t
chris christie wanted mandatory evacuations. in the mayor's press conference early last evening chris christie said that the governor gave people comfort to stay. governor christie wanted mandatory evacuations. some ended up in a hotel, makeshift shelters. i stayed in the sheridan. they were able to get here and commiserate with each other, there were dogs and kids and families in hallways as they were trying to make the best of the new normal here in atlantic city. we're waiting to see what...
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governor chris christie ordered mass evacuations after declaring a state-wide emergency. danielle lee, live for us in cape may with the latest from there. danielle, conditions getting worse. let's check in with how bad it is right now. >> that's true, alex. all along the hotel i'm staying at, congress hall, all the windows are boarded up. they have done in this morning alone. homeowners are doing the same. the coast behind me, we have seen waves churning this morning and we're keeping an eye on hurricane sandy as it gets closer and closer. we are under a mandatory evacuation order here. guests that had been staying at the hotel last night, had to hurry up, get up, get out before public transportation calls it quits ahead of the storm. many residents are boarding up homes. planning to stick it out through the storm and getting prepared. taking this seriously. i was at a grocery store last night, completely out of bottled water, just gotten a shipment in that morning, and had sold out. same thing with nonperishables and emergency equipment. batteries, flashlights, selling o
governor chris christie ordered mass evacuations after declaring a state-wide emergency. danielle lee, live for us in cape may with the latest from there. danielle, conditions getting worse. let's check in with how bad it is right now. >> that's true, alex. all along the hotel i'm staying at, congress hall, all the windows are boarded up. they have done in this morning alone. homeowners are doing the same. the coast behind me, we have seen waves churning this morning and we're keeping an...
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. >>> el gobernador de nueva jersey, chris christie pidió a la gente a no exponerse. >>> no se exponga ni exponga a otros a una situación de peligro. >>> al menos 9 mil usuarios del estado recibirán a sandy en la oscuridad. >>> la tormenta entraría por atlantic city, ciudad conocida por los casinos. >>> el temor es para los niños que queden atrapados. >>s>según las autoridades alrededor de 115 mil residentes fueron evacuados de las islas de nueva jersey, aunque se desconoce la cantidad de personas que decidieron quedarse en sus casas para hacer frente a la tormenta, nosotros, por supuesto, estamos muy de cerca siguiendo el desarrollo de la tormenta. >>> gracias; también hay estado de alerta en nueva york, tenemos a blanca rosa vilchez con la información. >>> hola, ¿qué tal?, muy buenas tardes, a medida que se acerca la noche, también crece la preocupación por los residentes de nueva york, sobre todo los habitantes de las zonas aledañas, esta es una de las 3 áreas que ha sido evacuada desde el día de ayer, de acuerdo a lo que dijeron las autoridades de nueva york, el alcal
. >>> el gobernador de nueva jersey, chris christie pidió a la gente a no exponerse. >>> no se exponga ni exponga a otros a una situación de peligro. >>> al menos 9 mil usuarios del estado recibirán a sandy en la oscuridad. >>> la tormenta entraría por atlantic city, ciudad conocida por los casinos. >>> el temor es para los niños que queden atrapados. >>s>según las autoridades alrededor de 115 mil residentes fueron evacuados de las...
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chris christie's pants, ladies and gentlemen. >> because of hurricane sandy, new jersey governor chris christie actually cancelled halloween. this seems very suspicious to me, especially considering to me the fact that he just posted this photograph on instagram. >> mitt romney had something for the kids at his house. show romney's house. >> look, let me tell you something. if you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, i'm not your guy. >> ladies and gentlemen, now to present tonight's top ten list, vice president of the united states, joe biden. >> if you vote early, you don't have to pay taxes. i'm sorry, i'm being told that's not accurate. >> and the number one good thing about voting early, ladies and gentlemen. >> honestly, don't you want this election over with already? >> when we comee back, we'll hae aerosmith live on our plaza. >>> breaking news at 8:26. d.c. police investigating an officer involved shooting in northeast d.c. this morning. this is happening along newton street. the officer was stabbed and shot his attacker. the suspect died. the officer was taken
chris christie's pants, ladies and gentlemen. >> because of hurricane sandy, new jersey governor chris christie actually cancelled halloween. this seems very suspicious to me, especially considering to me the fact that he just posted this photograph on instagram. >> mitt romney had something for the kids at his house. show romney's house. >> look, let me tell you something. if you're looking for free stuff you don't have to pay for, i'm not your guy. >> ladies and...
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governor chris christie has authorized the folks to buy gas from out of state and bring that in. and hopefully alleviate the situation. it is certainly dire and the lines are very, very long. we went out to go shoot that story and we actually started to run out of gas. when you finally approach the gas station on 145th street that had some gas and here's what it looked like. here's what it soinded like from the frustrated people who just wanted to get a couple of gallons. >> you have to shut down three gas stations. >> what do you mean you shut down three of them? >> was on line at three gas stations they all closed down when i went through. >> this is your fourth try. >> fourth and missed a day of work. >> we come from jersey. took us probably three hours to get into the city. no gas there. and just to stay, it's a shame. >> so you got cars that are now stranded because we're just plain-old running out of gas. and it's huge. it is a dire, dire situation. you mentioned the carpooling. that will happen today again across the area. bridges, and at the foot of the brooklyn bridge wh
governor chris christie has authorized the folks to buy gas from out of state and bring that in. and hopefully alleviate the situation. it is certainly dire and the lines are very, very long. we went out to go shoot that story and we actually started to run out of gas. when you finally approach the gas station on 145th street that had some gas and here's what it looked like. here's what it soinded like from the frustrated people who just wanted to get a couple of gallons. >> you have to...
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the new jersey shore among the hardest hit where the governors of new jersey, chris christie, said that the damage there is absolutely unthinkable and the pictures from above are mindboggling. even as the storm moved north it did not spare maryland, delaware, washington, dc, or northern virginia. hundreds of thousands lost power. roads and bridges are closed. shore lines are battered. the storm then slammed into the big city and surrounding areas, a record surge of seawater coming in to the lower part of manhattan flooding the subways, the tunnels, the roads, everything below 34th street in new york city is without power, the bridges are back open, the subways may not be open for four or five days, the trains that go to new jersey, no one knows they were flooded up to the ceiling in some cases. the trains that lead to long island, no clouds. the city is paralyzed. in connecticut the storm damaged homes and millions of trees are down. some homes washed off their foundation. it caused damage and power outage in pennsylvania, in massachusetts, in new hampshire and in vermont. in all, eight
the new jersey shore among the hardest hit where the governors of new jersey, chris christie, said that the damage there is absolutely unthinkable and the pictures from above are mindboggling. even as the storm moved north it did not spare maryland, delaware, washington, dc, or northern virginia. hundreds of thousands lost power. roads and bridges are closed. shore lines are battered. the storm then slammed into the big city and surrounding areas, a record surge of seawater coming in to the...
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chris christy said it was the wrong thing to do. if things are bad in new jersey he is prepared to sign a executive order to reschedule halloween for the kids of new jersey. >> we'll go to maria molina who is looking at the weather that has come and the weather in front ofulse. a major transformer blast. this picture said it all. check out the big apple left in the dark. in the bottom that is manhattan before and after the outrage. con ed said it could be a week before the repairs are made. maria? >> good morning, good to see you. impacts from sandy and the storm has weakened with maximum sustained winds at 90 miles per hour. and the center is 90 miles west of the philadelphia. the danger is not over. apart from the damage and flood water in new york city and down in new jersey, people will head out of doors and at some point today. there could be live wires and you can't see what is in the flood waters that can be left over. there is a weather risk. we had record high levels in battery park, new york. 13 feet high. and we are going
chris christy said it was the wrong thing to do. if things are bad in new jersey he is prepared to sign a executive order to reschedule halloween for the kids of new jersey. >> we'll go to maria molina who is looking at the weather that has come and the weather in front ofulse. a major transformer blast. this picture said it all. check out the big apple left in the dark. in the bottom that is manhattan before and after the outrage. con ed said it could be a week before the repairs are...
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governor chris christie has closed 130 miles of highway. so, new jersey residents here, thousands of them without power, but many glad it's coming earlier than expected, hunkering down and hoping the worse will pass shortly. >> thank you very much. we'll be checking back. >> we're watching that picture very carefully of that high rise that's been under construction for several months in midtown manhattan. eventually going to be 90 stories high. and that crane that sits atop it, you shouldn't see that portion dangling that's sitting parallel to the building itself. that has been a partial collapse of that crane there. our robert frank is on the phone. you've covered that high rise on wealth report. it's been under construction for a while. what can you tell us? >> reporter: as you mentioned, this is a very high-profile building to begin with. 90 stories tall. several of the penthouses have sold for more than $90 million apiece. so, we have several billionaires living in this building. the reason it's already been under scrutiny is there gett
governor chris christie has closed 130 miles of highway. so, new jersey residents here, thousands of them without power, but many glad it's coming earlier than expected, hunkering down and hoping the worse will pass shortly. >> thank you very much. we'll be checking back. >> we're watching that picture very carefully of that high rise that's been under construction for several months in midtown manhattan. eventually going to be 90 stories high. and that crane that sits atop it, you...
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at 10:00 this morning i am told governor chris christie of new jersey will be having a news conference. his state inundated by the flooding and the coastal areas have beenterrible. the connecticut governor will have a news conference, as well, at 8:30 this morning. so we'll continue to get updates throughout the day. as i said we're expecting to hear from officials in new york city. mayor bloomberg has been very forthcoming, andro cuomo, the governor so we'll continue to bring those to you as they happen. in the meantime, live to nbc meteorologist bill karins tracking this storm all night and, bill, what's the latest? >> chris, you briefed me. i stepped away for a little bit and i can't believe we're up to 50 homes now that burned in that big blaze in breezy point, queens, i mean, that was just incredible pictures that are coming out of that area and that devastation and we just -- really hope these people got out of the way. they got the evacuation order, what some people are calling a little late. so i know there were some people that did not leave this area even though they were in
at 10:00 this morning i am told governor chris christie of new jersey will be having a news conference. his state inundated by the flooding and the coastal areas have beenterrible. the connecticut governor will have a news conference, as well, at 8:30 this morning. so we'll continue to get updates throughout the day. as i said we're expecting to hear from officials in new york city. mayor bloomberg has been very forthcoming, andro cuomo, the governor so we'll continue to bring those to you as...
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and chris christie is worried. that they might put generators indoors to get electricity. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from the gulf of mexico to iowa are in their trucks, driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's put together a model, predicting, how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without power. >> our model suggesting 10 million. >> reporter: roughly 10 million without power for a week or more. if 50 million feel the effects of this, that's 1 in 5, could be without electricity. if you're inland, think again, it could be a bad one. dan and bianna. >> it will go well inland. david kerley, thank you for your reporting. >>> another breaking story we're watching closely. a massive earthquake off the west coast triggered a tsunami warning in hawaii. our worst fears quelled for now at least. on our affiliate reports. >> ver
and chris christie is worried. that they might put generators indoors to get electricity. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from the gulf of mexico to iowa are in their trucks, driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's put together a model, predicting, how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million...
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chris christie would like to keep everybody in new jersey. we are just there in case he can't do that. melissa: you at 1.2 million people without power in your state. andrew cuomo was critical of the power companies here and their response time. what would you say about folks in your state? >> power companies have been very responsive. we learn from the last year, a bad snowstorm last halloween, companies learn from that, they need to communicate more so with their clients and customers that have been doing that using the social network twitter and robotcalls. they continue to do that and let people know when they may get connected again. we urge people to understand with 1.2 million people out of service it will take awhile to get everybody completed and hopefully they understand that. ashley: transit systems have been brought to a standstill in new york and elsewhere. what about your state? philadelphia in particular? >> philadelphia is closed for today. amtrak is not moving any thing. the airport is starting to open to some airlines and in
chris christie would like to keep everybody in new jersey. we are just there in case he can't do that. melissa: you at 1.2 million people without power in your state. andrew cuomo was critical of the power companies here and their response time. what would you say about folks in your state? >> power companies have been very responsive. we learn from the last year, a bad snowstorm last halloween, companies learn from that, they need to communicate more so with their clients and customers...
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. >> as you know, governor chris christie was very critical of the mayor of atlantic city for basically going against his instructions, apparently telling people to shelter in place. has the mayor responded to governor christie's really blistering words for him? >> reporter: no. the mayor was talking to us earlier before this happened and at that point, i asked him, i said mayor, what do you do for those people who haven't left because we had come in from the west and the roads were starting to become overwashed. my concern was that it would be dangerous if at that point we were starting to see people leave. just then i saw a pickup truck with a family in the back, two young children, they were being helped to safety and the mayor said at that point, if you're not out now, stay in. the governor got very annoyed by that. i have to say, i don't know enough to get involved in the battle between the two of them on this particular topic, it was looking a little precarious at that point. it's quite presecarious now. no chance you could leave if you wanted to. at that point, i wonder whether o
. >> as you know, governor chris christie was very critical of the mayor of atlantic city for basically going against his instructions, apparently telling people to shelter in place. has the mayor responded to governor christie's really blistering words for him? >> reporter: no. the mayor was talking to us earlier before this happened and at that point, i asked him, i said mayor, what do you do for those people who haven't left because we had come in from the west and the roads were...
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we are jumping in because we want to hear from governor chris christie who is speaking now the. >> 24 hours and what they'll have to contend with over the coming days, weeks and months. i'll first say to all of you, especially those out there who are facing loss, devastation and a heartbreaking reality that your home may be gone, we are with you. we have a long road ahead of us but i have complete confidence we are going to come out of this better and stronger than before. this state is too tough to give in to this type of devastation, and we in the government will be here to work with you to have new jersey completely recover. i've spoken with president obama several times. last time was at midnight last night. he assured me that we would have an expedited process with fema, get whatever assistance we needed. he moved an expedited process this morning by declaring new jersey a major disaster area. the eight counties that are receiving an medek louisiana ratioand immediate individual, atlantic, cape may, hudson, excess. middle south momoth, ocean and union. note this list is not final
we are jumping in because we want to hear from governor chris christie who is speaking now the. >> 24 hours and what they'll have to contend with over the coming days, weeks and months. i'll first say to all of you, especially those out there who are facing loss, devastation and a heartbreaking reality that your home may be gone, we are with you. we have a long road ahead of us but i have complete confidence we are going to come out of this better and stronger than before. this state is...
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he had sharp words for chris christie who had sharp words for him earlier in the evening whether or not people should have left or stayed as it got worse in atlantic city. but i have to tell you, since 3:00 this afternoon, it got pretty dicey about people leaving. they were told if they hadn't left yet, get to high ground or stay in your houses. unless it's something you need 911 for, don't call. we're not going to get to you until morning. utility crews around here, as i said, we did see a transformer blow. this area we're in right now has no electricity. it went out a few hours ago. you can see behind me, you can still see the boardwalk lit up. the grid on that side is working. chad can tell you, the wind has picked up here quite a bit in the last half hour, anderson. >> about how far are you from the boardwalk right now, ali? >> if you can see the lights behind me, the traffic lights, the red lights -- hold on. the traffic lights behind me, probably 3/4 of a mile. that's the end of the road. that's where the hotels are. caesar's is right there and the boardwalk is right behind them.
he had sharp words for chris christie who had sharp words for him earlier in the evening whether or not people should have left or stayed as it got worse in atlantic city. but i have to tell you, since 3:00 this afternoon, it got pretty dicey about people leaving. they were told if they hadn't left yet, get to high ground or stay in your houses. unless it's something you need 911 for, don't call. we're not going to get to you until morning. utility crews around here, as i said, we did see a...
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you realize that chris christie had what we were looking for on google maps. suddenly you realize, holy cow. this is katrina-like. loss of life, no. but property. where did it go? >> the mayor is going to ring the opening bell here this morning. the president apparently reportedly this morning wanted to visit manhattan. bloomberg said i can't spare the cops right now. he's going to instead visit the jersey shore with governor christie. that's the level we're at where we're not able to receive the sitting president of the united states. it says a lot. >> seaside heights, jersey shore show, very hard hit for those mtv officials. >> the jersey shore of my youth is gone. amazing pictures. >> the sand in the middle of -- we don't know anything because if you look at long beach island, there's sand everywhere. you can't get to it to figure out how much money and property. it's property. >> true enough. back to the exchange, bob pisani has been on the case all morning long regarding how we're going to trade today here at nyse. good morning, bob. >> good morning. i'm
you realize that chris christie had what we were looking for on google maps. suddenly you realize, holy cow. this is katrina-like. loss of life, no. but property. where did it go? >> the mayor is going to ring the opening bell here this morning. the president apparently reportedly this morning wanted to visit manhattan. bloomberg said i can't spare the cops right now. he's going to instead visit the jersey shore with governor christie. that's the level we're at where we're not able to...
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christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea, a researcher at johns hopkins has put together a model predicting how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without electricity. >> our model is suggesting roughly 10 million. >> reporter: 10 million who could be without power for a week or more. so we're talking about 50 million people may feel the effects of this storm. that means one in five potentially could see their lights go out. so if you're inland, and you don't think that these waves and this coastal impact is going to affect you, think again, it could be a bad one, dan and bianna. >> it will go well inland. we know that. from the meteorologists. david kerley, thank you for your reporting this morning. >>> meanwhile, 5
christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea, a researcher at johns hopkins has put together a model predicting how many of us may...
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janet napolitano will be on hand later with governor chris christie at 3:15. >> even 50 miles away from the storm, you can't find an open gas station. it's quite a scene here. >> reporter: nope. >> thank you. >> back to politics now, one of the latest indications of how close this presidential election is. a brand-new poll? one battleground state hoeing a virtual dead heat. as political watchers believe it might be out of reach for governor romney. we will take a closer look at who could ultimately decide who wins the state of pennsylvania. we will get a report from the ground there. who can forget these images? americans taking hostages in iran 33 years ago today, capturing the world's attention. one of the captives shares his story with us, ahead. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >> right now, it is game on in pennsylvania, as a
janet napolitano will be on hand later with governor chris christie at 3:15. >> even 50 miles away from the storm, you can't find an open gas station. it's quite a scene here. >> reporter: nope. >> thank you. >> back to politics now, one of the latest indications of how close this presidential election is. a brand-new poll? one battleground state hoeing a virtual dead heat. as political watchers believe it might be out of reach for governor romney. we will take a closer...
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christie is promising that, if conditions are not safe for trick or treating, he will sign an executive order rescheduling halloween. he already ordered the guard be state parkway closed from the driscoll bridge to cape may. >>> at the height of the storm, several hospitals in new york city evacuated patients after the power and flooding became a problem and back-up generator failed. the vacs included 20 babies from a neonatal intensive care unit. -- the evacuation included 20 babies from a neonatal intensive care unit. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, in v virginia, we know e
christie is promising that, if conditions are not safe for trick or treating, he will sign an executive order rescheduling halloween. he already ordered the guard be state parkway closed from the driscoll bridge to cape may. >>> at the height of the storm, several hospitals in new york city evacuated patients after the power and flooding became a problem and back-up generator failed. the vacs included 20 babies from a neonatal intensive care unit. -- the evacuation included 20 babies...
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president obama will tour new jersey tomorrow with governor chris christie. earlier today the president said the government will do everything it can do get resources to local governments. and new images are emerging from the destruction. check out this shot of a parking lot full of cabs in hoboken, new jersey, it is literally under water. and this photo taken from union beach, new jersey. pretty harrowing stuff. and finally, some good news for air travel. new york's jfk airport is set to open tomorrow in both washington and philadelphia airports are back operating today after more than 18,000 flights were canceled as a result of superstorm sandy. melissa? >> courtney, thanks for that rundown. our very own scott cone has been braving the storm from manhattan's battery park. he joins us with the latest on how lower manhattan including the financial district has faired in sandy's wake. scott? >> reporter: melissa, if you consider the fact that the stock exchanges are going to re-open as well as the kmcommodity exchange, the new york merc in the financial distri
president obama will tour new jersey tomorrow with governor chris christie. earlier today the president said the government will do everything it can do get resources to local governments. and new images are emerging from the destruction. check out this shot of a parking lot full of cabs in hoboken, new jersey, it is literally under water. and this photo taken from union beach, new jersey. pretty harrowing stuff. and finally, some good news for air travel. new york's jfk airport is set to open...
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just yesterday governor chris christie. the governor issued a mandatory vakz evacuation for the state's barrier islands, but for the casinos as well. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy, which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. in washington d.c. similar situation. you have store shelves that are quickly clearing out as people who live there, they're heading to the store. they're preparing for the worst. the mayor of washington d.c., vincent gray, he declared a state of emergency just yesterday, and city workers have already started prepping for clean-up. city leaders say they will maintain contact with people in the area throughout the next couple of days on social media sites, facebook, twitter. look for that. in maryland also a state of emergency has been declared. in fact, in annapolis they're moving sand and sand bags in to place just t
just yesterday governor chris christie. the governor issued a mandatory vakz evacuation for the state's barrier islands, but for the casinos as well. >> this morning i formally declared a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane sandy, which is expected to be a severe and a potentially devastating storm that will hit new jersey beginning sunday night and be in full force by monday. >> that's new jersey. in washington d.c. similar situation. you have store shelves that are...
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. >> reporter: to anyone else on the barrier island, governor chris christie offered little hope. >> this is now your responsibility. if you're still able to hear me, we need you to hunker down and get to the highest point possible. >> reporter: this superstorm wreaked havoc from connecticut to new york, stretching out more than 700 miles. strong winds at times over 80 miles an hour tore down trees and power lines. at least two homes in connecticut were destroyed by fire. and in queens another fire damaged more than 50 homes. several people have died because of sandy and millions have no power. across the nation, more than 12,000 flights have been cancelled. southwest virginia, parts of tennessee and the north carolina mountains are all facing a winter storm warning through wednesday morning. this storm that could impact 60 million people isn't finished yet. another potentially dire situation north of us in northern new jersey where there are emergency evacuations under way for three towns that were hit by a sudden surge of water late last night. a couple thousand people needing resc
. >> reporter: to anyone else on the barrier island, governor chris christie offered little hope. >> this is now your responsibility. if you're still able to hear me, we need you to hunker down and get to the highest point possible. >> reporter: this superstorm wreaked havoc from connecticut to new york, stretching out more than 700 miles. strong winds at times over 80 miles an hour tore down trees and power lines. at least two homes in connecticut were destroyed by fire. and...
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new jersey governor, chris christie, had stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is stupid. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk, but also the first responders who will have to assist you in an emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide, packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up, laying sandbags and gathering last-minute emergency supplies. >> we lucked out with irene. now, i don't know, this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over, people need to stay inside and hunker down. in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> so who will get the brunt of the storm and when will sandy arrive? for that we turn to meteorologist christina loren, tracking it all in our weather center. >> i just want to show you the actual size of this very powerful hurricane sandy. we had a nor'easter merge with the category 1 storm so we have the blue and the pink. we have blizzard wa
new jersey governor, chris christie, had stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is stupid. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk, but also the first responders who will have to assist you in an emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide, packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding...
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christie, and heard are the general honore, and admiral earlier. this storm -- and the guy who is f flying in the middle of the hurricane right now, it is a massive storm. >> 500 miles in diameter and about the size of california. huge storm system. >> it is going to impact the northeast part tof the united states somewhere and make landfall and impact a huge section of the northeastern seaboard and that is the projected path there. and don't forget there is a presidential election coming up shortly, and not even that, next tuesday, and the early voting that is supposed to go on that won't happen, because they are going to be shut down, and governments shutdown. >> yes, a lot of factors in play. a lot to kocover thkovcover tod. this is sent from one of our ireporters from massachusetts, cape cod, massachusetts, and we want to go to talk to joni corcor corcoran. how are you doing? >> i'm doing well so far. >> how are you preparing for the storm, because you were out on the beach earlier, and how are you guys preparing? >> well, we spent yesterday an
christie, and heard are the general honore, and admiral earlier. this storm -- and the guy who is f flying in the middle of the hurricane right now, it is a massive storm. >> 500 miles in diameter and about the size of california. huge storm system. >> it is going to impact the northeast part tof the united states somewhere and make landfall and impact a huge section of the northeastern seaboard and that is the projected path there. and don't forget there is a presidential election...
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this afternoon he will travel to survey damage, governor chris christie will join him. vice president joe biden will be in ocala, florida, later beginning at 3 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. a little bit later, it's the republicans' turn. a pair of ohio politicians will rally for mitt romney, rob portman and john kasich. you can see the event live at 5:30 eastern also on c-span. and a little bit later it's the nominee himself, mitt romney will speak in jacksonville, florida, joined by former golf jeb bush at the event. also on c-span live at 8 eastern. >> you know, indiana's made incredible progress in the last eight years. we've honestly balanced budgets during all those years, we've become the fiscal envy of the country, and now we have the largest budget surplus that we've ever had in our history. it's going to make it possible for us to strengthen our budget reserves, and i believe we can cut taxes for every hoosier. but, john, you just said that we pay for things in indiana, okay? but when you were speaker of the house, for five of the six years tha
this afternoon he will travel to survey damage, governor chris christie will join him. vice president joe biden will be in ocala, florida, later beginning at 3 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span. a little bit later, it's the republicans' turn. a pair of ohio politicians will rally for mitt romney, rob portman and john kasich. you can see the event live at 5:30 eastern also on c-span. and a little bit later it's the nominee himself, mitt romney will speak in jacksonville, florida,...
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chris christie says the damage is nothing like the state has seen. continuing coverage on msnbc, nbc news.com, and we'll have a one hour edition of "nbc nightly news" and a prime time special at 10:00, 9:00 central, right here on nbc, as we cover the continuing aftermath of hurricane sandy, which has devastated the east coast of the united states.
chris christie says the damage is nothing like the state has seen. continuing coverage on msnbc, nbc news.com, and we'll have a one hour edition of "nbc nightly news" and a prime time special at 10:00, 9:00 central, right here on nbc, as we cover the continuing aftermath of hurricane sandy, which has devastated the east coast of the united states.
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with the declaration, by new jersey governor chris christie, 12 casinos are shutting down only the fourth team in 34 years so there is a common impact. amtrak announcing at 7:00 they will suspend services north of new york and, tomorrow, everything along the eastern seaboard for amtrak is not going to be running with the exception of a few trains in florida and north carolina. >>heather: we appreciate when our viewers help us tell the stories with will months expected to be hit by sandy. if you are dealing with the storm and you can safely, safely get a photo, e-mail it to us at www.foxnews.com and tell us where you are. you keepable see your picture on tv. again, be sure to stay safe in dangerous conditions and keep it here on fox. greg greg the debates are over and the finish line is in sight. what is the state of the race right now? governor romney is leading president obama by four points among likely voters 50-46 percent. now our campaign insiders, a former republican congressman for new york, john leboutillier, and pat caddell, former pollster for jimmy carter, and doug schoen a fox
with the declaration, by new jersey governor chris christie, 12 casinos are shutting down only the fourth team in 34 years so there is a common impact. amtrak announcing at 7:00 they will suspend services north of new york and, tomorrow, everything along the eastern seaboard for amtrak is not going to be running with the exception of a few trains in florida and north carolina. >>heather: we appreciate when our viewers help us tell the stories with will months expected to be hit by sandy....